we have to find a way to keep us off the cliff. the united states credit rating downgraded and cause international crisis because we can't make an agreement would be devastating to governors in the states as we have to manage the budgets. i have confidence in john boehner and, cantor, and mitch mitch mcconnell to final a way and do it soon. >> bret: same team that was up here for the supercommittee that had the same job to do, to fine a solution to the problem. the sequester put in place that affects a state like yours, that you just mentioned, military and it didn't get done. same group of folks with the same job. what makes you certain it will get done this time? >> deadlines. before, they had the deadline that was averted with the sequestration in august and the super committee was supposed to fix it. they didn't have the back to the wall. now it's to the wall because all of the cliff issues occur on or about january 1. lame duck president with the president and the same folks to find a way to get it done. embarrassing that the